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[PATCH] color.h: document and modernize header

From
Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Date
Feb 13, 2018, 01:41 UTC
Message-ID
<20180213014130.190374-1-sbeller@google.com>
In-Reply-To
<CAPig+cRUr=dJgaG2-aRArswQXXZEExQah4k17+HkiB+sZHORYQ@mail.gmail.com>

Add documentation explaining the functions in color.h. While at it, migrate the function `color_set` into grep.c, where the only callers are.

Signed-off-by: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
---
 * fixed commit message
 * followed Jeffs/Erics advice  and rewrote want_color()s doc once again.
 color.c |  7 -------
 color.h | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 grep.c  |  5 +++++
 3 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/color.c b/color.c
index d48dd947c9..f277e72e4c 100644
--- a/color.c
+++ b/color.c
@@ -161,11 +161,6 @@ int color_parse(const char *value, char *dst)
 	return color_parse_mem(value, strlen(value), dst);
 }
 
-void color_set(char *dst, const char *color_bytes)
-{
-	xsnprintf(dst, COLOR_MAXLEN, "%s", color_bytes);
-}
-
 /*
  * Write the ANSI color codes for "c" to "out"; the string should
  * already have the ANSI escape code in it. "out" should have enough
@@ -399,8 +394,6 @@ static int color_vfprintf(FILE *fp, const char *color, const char *fmt,
 	return r;
 }
 
-
-
 int color_fprintf(FILE *fp, const char *color, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
 	va_list args;
diff --git a/color.h b/color.h
index fd2b688dfb..763bef857d 100644
--- a/color.h
+++ b/color.h
@@ -76,22 +76,46 @@ int git_color_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb);
 int git_color_default_config(const char *var, const char *value, void *cb);
 
 /*
- * Set the color buffer (which must be COLOR_MAXLEN bytes)
- * to the raw color bytes; this is useful for initializing
- * default color variables.
+ * Parse a config option, which can be a boolean or one of
+ * "never", "auto", "always". Return a constant of
+ * GIT_COLOR_NEVER for "never" or negative boolean,
+ * GIT_COLOR_ALWAYS for "always" or a positive boolean,
+ * and GIT_COLOR_AUTO for "auto".
  */
-void color_set(char *dst, const char *color_bytes);
-
 int git_config_colorbool(const char *var, const char *value);
+
+/*
+ * Return a boolean whether to use color, where the argument 'var' is
+ * one of GIT_COLOR_UNKNOWN, GIT_COLOR_NEVER, GIT_COLOR_ALWAYS, GIT_COLOR_AUTO.
+ */
 int want_color(int var);
+
+/*
+ * Translate a Git color from 'value' into a string that the terminal can
+ * interpret and store it into 'dst'. The Git color values are of the form
+ * "foreground [background] [attr]" where fore- and background can be a color
+ * name ("red"), a RGB code (#0xFF0000) or a 256-color-mode from the terminal.
+ */
 int color_parse(const char *value, char *dst);
 int color_parse_mem(const char *value, int len, char *dst);
+
+/*
+ * Output the formatted string in the specified color (and then reset to normal
+ * color so subsequent output is uncolored). Omits the color encapsulation if
+ * `color` is NULL. The `color_fprintf_ln` prints a new line after resetting
+ * the color.  BUG: The `color_print_strbuf` prints the given pre-formatted
+ * strbuf instead, up to its first NUL character.
+ */
 __attribute__((format (printf, 3, 4)))
 int color_fprintf(FILE *fp, const char *color, const char *fmt, ...);
 __attribute__((format (printf, 3, 4)))
 int color_fprintf_ln(FILE *fp, const char *color, const char *fmt, ...);
 void color_print_strbuf(FILE *fp, const char *color, const struct strbuf *sb);
 
+/*
+ * Check if the given color is GIT_COLOR_NIL that means "no color selected".
+ * The caller needs to replace the color with the actual desired color.
+ */
 int color_is_nil(const char *color);
 
 #endif /* COLOR_H */
diff --git a/grep.c b/grep.c
index 3d7cd0e96f..834b8eb439 100644
--- a/grep.c
+++ b/grep.c
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ static void std_output(struct grep_opt *opt, const void *buf, size_t size)
 	fwrite(buf, size, 1, stdout);
 }
 
+static void color_set(char *dst, const char *color_bytes)
+{
+	xsnprintf(dst, COLOR_MAXLEN, "%s", color_bytes);
+}
+
 /*
  * Initialize the grep_defaults template with hardcoded defaults.
  * We could let the compiler do this, but without C99 initializers
-- 
2.16.1.73.ga2c3e9663f.dirty
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Message 13 of 16 in “color.h: document and modernize header”
  1. color.h: document and modernize headerStefan Beller, Feb 8, 2018
  2. Jeff KingFeb 8, 2018
  3. Stefan BellerFeb 8, 2018
  4. CodingGuidelines: mention "static" and "extern"Jeff King, Feb 8, 2018
  5. Stefan BellerFeb 8, 2018
  6. Eric SunshineFeb 8, 2018
  7. Jonathan TanFeb 9, 2018
  8. Jeff KingFeb 9, 2018
  9. Eric SunshineFeb 8, 2018
  10. Jeff KingFeb 8, 2018
  11. color.h: document and modernize headerStefan Beller, Feb 12, 2018
  12. Eric SunshineFeb 12, 2018
  13. color.h: document and modernize headerStefan Beller, Feb 13, 2018
  14. Eric SunshineFeb 13, 2018
  15. Eric SunshineFeb 14, 2018
  16. Stefan BellerFeb 14, 2018

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